This week we're finally back with a jam-packed episode full of news and reviews! First on the agenda is Daniel Day-Lewis' shock retirement announcement (which fails to convince) and Annette Bening ruling the roost in Venice, plus a record amount of invitations from AMPAS gets our seal of approval. There are reviews of Bong Joon-ho's madcap fable "Okja" and Sofia Coppola's period potboiler "The Beguiled," while we venture into superhero territory with verdicts on Marvel's latest spidey story "Spiderman: Homecoming" and DC's critical and box-office hit "Wonder Woman". Elsewhere, Gal Gadot's pacing on the front line conjured up images of the catwalk for Cal, there's a pitch for a Miranda July-led superhero movie, and Irini unforgivably mistakes Garrett Hedlund for a certain Amazonian explorer.
The week's news:Â
"The Square" wins the Palme d'Or Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting Annette Bening to head this year's Venice Film Festival jury 774 people invited to AMPAS [3:30 - 11:25]
Preconception Corner
Reviews of:
Wonder Woman                17:45 - 26:55 Spider Man: Homecoming       26:56 - 32:29 Okja                             32:30 - 42:02 The Beguiled                    42:03 - 54:18
Final Segment:Â
Top Films, Performances and Moments of 2017 so far [54:19 - 1:15:55]
Shag, Marry or Kill? The Garrett Gauge
Intro Music: Lolawolf, "House Key" Outro Music: Dua Lipa, "Be the One"